Saturday, November 26, 2005

CronEdit is used to edit the somewhat cryptic crontab.txt file that is usedby xBar. This allows you to set up recurring tasks. The most popular use for thisis for an alarm clock, but let your imagination run wild.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

This is how to change the assigned launch key of xbar:1. Open the xbar_cfg.ini file located inside your xbar folder with wordpad2. Locate the KEY_XBAR=13; // =121 for Key 'Record' line3. Change the value 13 (action key) to 121 (record button) or to whatever key you want to use Key code list (from MSDN)

KeyCode

Keypad Key

13

Action

37

Left

38

Up

39

Right

40

down

48 to 57

0 to 9

114

Talk (Green button)

115

End (Red Button)

91

Home

27

Back

121

Record

128

Flip

129

Power

117

Vol Up

119

Star

120

Pound/Sharp

118

Vol Down

112

Menu 1

113

Menu 2

4. Save the file5. Launch xbar and press the "*" key to refresh6. After refreshing, the xbar will now be launched by the key you have assigned it to.

Saturday, November 19, 2005

You can select the keylock timeout, configured seperately for applications and homescreen.

You can select to enable automatic keylock only when on homescreen.

You can exclude applications from the automatic keylock. There are 2 modes for that:Simple mode: Pocket Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, BetaPlayer and HTC camera aplication are excludeableAdvanced mode: You can define your own list of applications by listing the executables.

You can select to disable automatic keylock when in headset or car profile or when charging.

The phone can automatically be unlocked when switching to headset or car profile or when charging begins (but only if it was automatically locked before).

The backlight can be turned always on when in car profile or when charging.

A screen saver activated together with the keylock can be enabled which shows a clock, the date and missed calls and messages. Font sizes and layout of this screen saver are configurable.

Friday, November 11, 2005

Save the xmc file in your \Storage\Program Files\xbar2\xmacro\ folder. Store your MP3 file inside your \Storage Card\MP3\ folder.Then edit your crontab.txt file to include the xmc file you just saved and set the time you want it to play

Thursday, November 10, 2005

You can have autoflight-like functions with these collection of xmc files and xbar2.5.Copy the xmc files into your \Storage\Program Files\Xbar2\xmacro\ folder. Open your crontab.txt file from your xmacro folder and add the items shown below.You can set the time for each function to launch by changing the minutes and hour value indicated by the red box below.

Friday, November 04, 2005

1. In your PC make a text file with ñ as it's content. then copy the text file to your storage card.2. Open the text file with WordPad or any notepad app.3. use xbar or other apps with a copy and paste function to copy the ñ from the text file.4. after copying, use your registry editor to go to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Inbox\PresetMsgs and create (or change) a new string value.5. sa Value data, use xbar to paste the ñ. press done. That's it.6. To use the ñ character, go to "insert text" you can see the character there.